Oh, 7 Ep 19 - Charlie Wilson's War (and Iran because obviously)

Oh, 7 Ep 19 - Charlie Wilson's War (and Iran because obviously)

As the war/not a war with Iran does/doesn't trundle on, we look at Charlie Wilson's War, a film about a much less direct but just as impactful age-of-stupid era excursion into the Region courtesy of another womanising politician. Sound familiar? Then buckle up as we let history run roughshod over this historically iffy biopic into US foreign policy in the 80s (it was bad). Deep dives and recommendos Blowback Season 4 [https://blowback.show/Season-4] Burn These Books - Why the Soviets Invaded Afghanistan and Why it Still Matters Today [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN32nSBwFis&t=673s] Burn These Books - Charlie Wilson's War & How the CIA Destroyed Afghanistan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARlgwvB2uBA&t=4595s] Mosiacs of Time - How Sicario's Cinematography Conveys Moral Corruption [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjbUNxhhqio&t=33s] How to Get to Heaven From Belfast (Trailer) [https://youtu.be/6flC0y-2iFw?si=xOwYkoQDuXbE3iND] The Residence (Trailer) [https://youtu.be/aYC2zCdcKW0?si=cmfqeyLw86eahE1b] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2523089/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Do all the things (or none) Catch the pod here iTunes / Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1829163376] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Nhdmz2TrYgDbwqEBIzKC8] (a)RSS Isnicker) [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2523089.rss] Come and talk to us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/oh7pod.bsky.social] Like the show? Throw one quid at us (only if you want) - Patreon  [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Clips and things on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Oh7Pod] Instagram? [https://www.instagram.com/oh7podcast/] TikTok!? Seriously? [https://www.tiktok.com/@oh.7.pod]

Oh, 7 Ep 18 - The Darjeeling Limited (Tea spilled?)

Given how excellent some of Anderson's more recent films have been, it's hard to love this one, but we smashed the like button for it over its trademark quirk, treatment of family dynamics and lofty production ambitions. Things to enjoy Accidentally Wes Anderson on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/accidentallywesanderson/] What If Wes Anderson Directed X-Men [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngE0qn3VRY] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2523089/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Do all the things (or none) Catch the pod here iTunes / Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1829163376] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Nhdmz2TrYgDbwqEBIzKC8] (a)RSS Isnicker) [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2523089.rss] Come and talk to us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/oh7pod.bsky.social] Like the show? Throw one quid at us (only if you want) - Patreon  [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Clips and things on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Oh7Pod] Instagram? [https://www.instagram.com/oh7podcast/] TikTok!? Seriously? [https://www.tiktok.com/@oh.7.pod]

Oh, 7 Ep 17 - Encounters at the End of the World (ft Sad Penguin)

With the current US administration throwing renewed focus on that penguin, we get into Werner Herzog's quintessentially Herzogian doco Encounters at the End of the World, 2007's best documentary that isn't Man on Wire. Extra stuff It Could Happen Here - Why fascists have adopted a suicidal penguin as a mascot [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-fascists-have-adopted-a-suicidal-penguin-as-a-mascot/id1449762156?i=1000748850459] What they're not telling you about cat acting [https://youtu.be/AycqebrmBkM?si=w218scI1Lxs221n4] Matt Berry's nature stuff [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9-V8ersVa4] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2523089/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Do all the things (or none) Catch the pod here iTunes / Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1829163376] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Nhdmz2TrYgDbwqEBIzKC8] (a)RSS Isnicker) [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2523089.rss] Come and talk to us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/oh7pod.bsky.social] Like the show? Throw one quid at us (only if you want) - Patreon  [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Clips and things on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Oh7Pod] Instagram? [https://www.instagram.com/oh7podcast/] TikTok!? Seriously? [https://www.tiktok.com/@oh.7.pod]

Oh, 7 Ep 16 - Zodiac (fricking finally)

Lucy and I get into Zodiac, David Fincher's finest (arguably) crime thriller. In a culture of exploitative media and the death drive towards celebrity, Zodiac feels worryingly at home in 2026. Content warning, there are burps. Thinkings Zodiac - Cinematography analysis [https://youtu.be/YEuGCB0_v6Y?si=tCp6bIFXOd6Ex01G] How Fincher directs horror [https://youtu.be/A5CPVSH8W_0?si=yhqzJFAldOfj_9QP] When the director gives you one color to solve the mystery [https://youtu.be/yrEN2vMMlfk?si=iKekZnywa6NuVsif] David Fincher on Zodiac [https://youtu.be/dcrPHVVi52E?si=CFCvNvbzmAYbHY_P] When two directors make the same movie (But one is Fincher) [https://youtu.be/fTnPvZKmHwo?si=fMD0eomi9xwyUOiL] Actors on David Fincher [https://youtu.be/ABqQ5NUTWgM?si=PlDv3dnEctb6mLth] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2523089/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Do all the things (or none) Catch the pod here iTunes / Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1829163376] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Nhdmz2TrYgDbwqEBIzKC8] (a)RSS Isnicker) [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2523089.rss] Come and talk to us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/oh7pod.bsky.social] Like the show? Throw one quid at us (only if you want) - Patreon  [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Clips and things on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Oh7Pod] Instagram? [https://www.instagram.com/oh7podcast/] TikTok!? Seriously? [https://www.tiktok.com/@oh.7.pod]

Oh, 7 Ep 15 - Lars and the Real Girl (and Stranger Things for some reason)

We talk about male loneliness and incels and for some reasons, the Stranger Things verdict while revisting LATG, a movie that further cemented what we now casually dubbed the Ryanocracy.  Recommends and refs The Iron Snail Youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@TheIronSnail] Rental Family trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pqP6ClcE8] Reel Disorders (video essay) [https://youtu.be/uKA-p6yXCNg?si=lVxol7JFPEvVPftm] Making Lars and the Real Girl into a horror film  [https://youtu.be/7RyS9oG7nb8?si=zyczRsaFEOKXBuiw] What HER and LARS AND THE REAL GIRL teach us about relationships [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXEP2bdEoHM] WHAT RISKING YOUR CAREER LOOKS LIKE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJO7e6g6fw] CAN THEY KNIT: LARS AND THE REAL GIRL [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C5xVhOE-hmU] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2523089/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Do all the things (or none) Catch the pod here iTunes / Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1829163376] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Nhdmz2TrYgDbwqEBIzKC8] (a)RSS Isnicker) [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2523089.rss] Come and talk to us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/oh7pod.bsky.social] Like the show? Throw one quid at us (only if you want) - Patreon  [https://www.patreon.com/oh7podcast] Clips and things on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Oh7Pod] Instagram? [https://www.instagram.com/oh7podcast/] TikTok!? Seriously? [https://www.tiktok.com/@oh.7.pod]